The quest for justice throws private detective Mark Shaw straight into the path of the deadly cult leader Terror.When Shaw’s uncle’s death went unresolved Shaw inherits Farset Investigations and vows to bring the killer to justice. The hunt takes the west Belfast man into the sights of two worldwide murderous organisations.His life, his family and his team are all at risk, but there is no turning backThe self-proclaimed, Terror, alter-ego of Belfast Chronicle report...

Despite the efforts of teachers and educators, every year secondary schools across the English-speaking world turn out millions of functionally illiterate leavers. The costs in human misery and in wasted productivity are catastrophic. What can schools do to prevent this situation? In this highly accessible book James and Dianne Murphy combine more than 50 years of experience to provide teachers with a thorough, easy to use introduction to the extensive research on reading and its effects o...

2025 IACP AWARD WINNER, CHEFS & RESTAURANTSThe highly anticipated cookbook from the Michelin-starred restaurant, written by acclaimed chef Nick Curtola, James Murphy, James Beard Award–winning wine director Justin Chearno, and co-author Gabe Ulla.Much like the irresistibly warm restaurant that inspires it, The Four Horsemen: Food and Wine for Good Timesis about more than just amazing food.The story begins in 2014, when four...

The culmination of more than a decade of diligent research and careful organization, Locked-On Teams: A Leader's Guide to High-Performing Team Behavior provides leaders at all levels, from front-line supervisors to senior executives, holistic guidance to leading in the complex and volatile twenty-first century. Structured around 28 guidelines, this book outlines the principles of modern leadership, backs them up with the latest in the cognitive and social sciences, and prescribes 86 activi...

Dorothy Day was a radical journalist who shocked the conscience of many a patriotic American. She opposed the entry of the US into both world wars and wrote blistering columns about nuclear arms and American foreign policy. But it wasn't just her writing but her acts of nonviolence. She was arrested eight times for marching on picket lines and the FBI had her high on the list of those accused of sedition. After converting to Catholicism, she initiated a network of dining rooms that provide...

The book recounts the remarkable journey of women who revolutionized the game of cricket by shattering barriers and changing the way that cricket was played across the centuries and continents. From the first pioneers in the 18th century in England who defied social norms to the pioneers of India, Australia, the Caribbean and Pakistan who's hard work and determination transformed cricket to become a world-wide phenomenon This story reveals their triumphs, struggles, and the lasting legacy....

In Liverpool local heroes tend to be drawn from football or the music business or from the period when the city was one of Britains greatest ports. Although it has produced many military heroes, only double VC winner Noel Chavasse has had the recognition he deserves. James Murphy, in this meticulously researched and sympathetically written book, sets the record straight. His biographies of twenty-three Liverpool VC winners show what extraordinary sacrifices the men of the city made when th...

Kids and Kingdom challenges the traditional view that Jesus was deeply concerned over children. Instead, it is argued that despite the Synoptic authors' attempts to convince us that children are fully included in the kingdom of God--that "Jesus loves the little children"--their presentations fail to conceal images of household disruption and alienation of children brought about by Jesus' eschatological movement. After establishing what Greco-Roman and Jewish sources reveal about children b...

'A selection of [Schrödinger's] more popular German lectures and essays. They had been translated by James Murphy, a defrocked Irish priest, who had enjoyed a picaresque career including a translation of Mein Kampf. Erwin met Murphy in Berlin in 1929 and in 1932 plans for the book were made at a café on the Unter den Linden. Despite some arguments between author and translator, the final result displays an urbane style and provides a cross-section of Schrödinger's ideas in easily readable ...

Was Princess Diana's death an accident?Thirteen years after her death, Laura Ross, an assistant professor of history in Virginia, receives word from her grandfather in England that her life is in danger: she is being stalked by a fanatical secret society which, since the days of the Tudors, has manipulated and controlled the royal succession through conspiracy and murder. He himself is a member.However, conscience stricken in his old age, he has stolen certain incriminating...

Mike Balfour is on his way to a trade show when he has a chance meeting with a beautiful woman. Mike can't help fantasizing about this Lady in Black, his mind conjuring up bold sexual adventures. When she pays him a visit the next day his fantasies return. But he is totally surprised when he is told later that she has "chosen" him to be her sexual companion for the night. And he soon finds out that reality can be even better than fantasy. (Contains adult material.)

Six short erotic fiction stories by award winning author James Murphy. (Contains adult material.)The Lady in BlackA chance meeting with a beautiful woman on an airplane sets Mike Balfour's imagination running wild. But little does he know that reality would be even better than his fantasies.Snowbound in SeattleAn unexpected snowstorm in Seattle throws Melanie and Rich, two office workers together. It turns out, both had been having secret fantasies about the o...